Automotive brake



GQ w. cARLsoN AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE Filed Jan. 29, 1924 May 28, 1929.

yl A ne' Patented May 28, 1929. l

UNITED s'rArss GUSTAV w.

CARLSON, or CLEVELAND, omo, `AssIeNon'ro v'man EATON AXLE yasrrtrrrc+-v COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A OORPORATION OF OHIO.

AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE.

Application filed January 29, 1924. seriaiNo. 689,206.

Myinvention relates to automotive brakes, and more particularly to brake anchor brackets for adjustably supporting the brake shoes.A

Supporting the brake shoes `of automotive vehicles so that' they' will have freedom ofj movement Without dragging, and at the same time be readily adjustable, has always been a problem of importance in connection with automotivebrake systems.

An object of this invention is to provide a compact, rigid, and efficient structure which will not only provide the necessary adjustment but Vwill also normally hold the brake shoe away from the brake drum and in proper .lateral alignment therewith.

According to the preferred embodiment of my invention I provide a vbrake shoe supporting `bracket which is attached to the dust shield in such a manner that it is free to be adjusted radially but securely Vheld against any twisting movement.

Mv invention consists in the novel con-- struction, arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described according to the preferred embodiment thereof. The invention will be more particularly pointed out in' the appended claims. A

Referring to the drawings illustrating by `way of example the ypreferred embodiment of the invention, Fig. 1 is a front elevation, partly in section showing, by way of illustration, portionsof the frontV axle, brake drum and asa sociated brake elements.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of Fig'. 1. y

The front axle of the automotive vehicle is designated as 1, carrying a ypivot 2 about which is swiveled a steering knuckle 3. Attached'to knuckle 3 is a non-rotatable member which in the present embodiment takes the form of a dust shield 4 secured by bolts 5 (Fig. 2). A brake drum 6 is attached to a hub 7 which is rotatably mounted on knuckle 3 and lies contiguous to the non-V rotatable member 4. A brake shoe 8, composed. of a brake band Aand brake lining, is

partially supported by operating cranks 9,

and 10 carried by a hanger 11. Springs 12 and 13 respectively are each interposed between a stop member 14, attached to the dust shield 4, and each end of the brake shoe to normally hold the brake shoe inoperative.

Operating members l5 and 16 enga e vcranks, 21

9 and 10 respectively to seperate t eir lowa er ends and thereby pull the 'brake shoe ends i together to force the shoe into engagement with the drum. These membersl andh16- may be operated byany suitable movement such as hydraulic pistonsfor in any otherv suitable manner. e Y

' An L shaped anchor bracketmember 17 has one leg attached to the'du'stshield memher 4 by means of spaced projections, in this 1nstance, bolts 18 which-are adapted to'move fr0-f.

with one 'member and adjustablyengage the f y other member, the bolts 18 beingprovided with square portions underl their heads for engagement inv slotsr 19 extending approximately radially in theshield 4; the round ends of the bolts extending ythrough cooperating holes in bracket 17. Nuts 20 are provided for locking the bracket inthe desired position. The other leg of the bracket extends over the brakeshoe. 'A' member21v with an offset central portion isA attached to the brake shoey with the offset Vportion straddlingy the bracket. A spring 22 is seated in" a bore in the bracket withy its lower'end bearing against the member21 to'yieldably hold the shoe away from'the-drum. A stud 23'isscre'wed into the bracket 17 with `it-s head passing Vfreelythrough a holein the offsetportion of member 21 to hold the shoein lateral alignment with thedrum; Y

i Adjustment radially.

v radially-the square portionl on v'the bolts sliding in slots 19-a-nd the nuts are then tightened to 'hold the bracket in such a po-v sition that the spring 22 will normally hold the shhoeaway. from thevdrum and the Vstud 23 will keep the shoe in proper lateral alignment. When the'nuts 20 are being tightened the bolts 18 are held from turning by the engagement of the slots 19 by the flatportions. under the bolt heads..

Whenthe members 15 and 16 are operated outwardly the cranks 9 and 10are vmoved to draw the brake shoe ends togetherv against the action of springs 12 and 13 and as the shoe contracts around the drum the spring 23 is compressed allowing the shoe at this point to also engage` the drum, the stud sliding lfreely through the hole 'in member This invention is sho-wn and'deseribed, by

way of illustration, as being embodied in a front wheel brake of the external contracting'type; but it is to be understood that the invention is not to be solimited, as it is' equally as well adapted to di'ferent'types of brakes. Y

While I have described my invention according to the preferred embodiment off the same it will be obvious to those skilled in the art, after understanding my invention, that various alterations, modifications and ysubstitutions may be made without departing from the scope of the invention, and I aim in the appended claims to cover all such modifications. f

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In an automotive vehicle the combination ofA abrake drum, a .brake shoe, a nonrotatable member associated with said drum, a brake anchor bracket secured to said nonrotatable y member andA adjustable radially thereof, said bracket extending over said shoe in spaced relation to said drum, a member secured to said brake shoe on each side of and passingv over said anchor bracket so as to bridge over the same, resilient means between said member secured to said vbrake shoe and said bracket, and means passing through said bridging member and into said anchor bracket and whose longitudinal axis is spaced from the axis of said resilient f means forpositively holding said bracket laterally and against rotation. 2. In an automotive vehiclethe combination of a brake drum, a brake shoe, a non-.

rotatable member associated withsaid drum` a brake .anchor bracket secured to saidnonrotatable member and adjustable radially thereof, a member securedV to said brake shoe and passing over said aiichorbracket, a stud screwedinto said anchor bracket with its head projecting *outwardly` beyond said member 'secured to said brake shoe, saidfstud engaging said member through which it passes to hold said shoe anddrum in fixed lateral position, andv resilient means whose longitudinal axis is spaced laterally Vfrom the longitudinal axis of said stud and is positioned between said member secured to said brakevshoe and said bracket.

In van `automotive vehicletliev combination of a brake drum, a brake shoe, a first non-rotatable member associated with said drum, a second non-rotatable memebr secured to said first member by a plurality of bolts fixed axially with respectto one of said members and'adjustable axially in slots formed in the other of saidvmembersjand having its upper end extending in spaced relation overlying said drum and brake shoe, a member secured to said shoe on each side of and bridging said overlying portion ot .said second member, resilient means between vsaid bridging member and said overlying portion, and stop means spaced from said resilient means `along said overlyingportion fixing said bridging member and said anchor bracket against relative motion laterally and rotatively one with respectrfto the other. j

l. In an automotivey vehicle the combination of a brake drum, a brake shoe, a nonrotatable member associated with said drum, a brake anchor bracket secured to said nonrotatable member and adjustable radially thereof, said bracket extending over said shoe in spaced relation to said drum, a memf bei' secured to said brake shoe on each side of and assing over said anchor bracket so as to bridge over the same, a helical spring seated in a bore in said anchor bracket and in yieldableengagement with said bridging member, and a stop secured to and projecting outwardly from said anchor bracket and extending freely through said bridging member serving thereby to hold said'shoe laterally with respect to said drum without limiting. its inward and outward `radial movement, saidradial movementbeing resiliently restricted inwardly by said spring and xedly limited outwardly by said adjustable anchor' bracket. y

name to this specification.

In testimony whereof I have f signedrmy D5 

